Mining Incidents

Cobra Coal

Big Laurel, Leslie County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1511835

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
554
citations
240
significant & substantial
$129,884
proposed penalties
$115,843
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 0 2 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 4 1
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 2 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 26, 2012 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While working on bridge carrier employee moved a 8" x 10" x 60" wear runner when he strained his lower back, employee was placed on light duty on 4/26/12 due to this injury.

2010 · 4 incidents

November 22, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Employee was changing out 10" metal pipe 9' long, when pipe fell, landing on left foot behind steel toe on boot. Employee has been placed on light duty due to this injury.

October 14, 2010 KY · Coal welder (shop) STRIKING OR BUMPING
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Inspecting a weld and as he moved his head he scraped his head on a sharp piece of metal causing a small laceration to top left of head.

September 8, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was installing a coarse cleaner coal screen, when his left foot hung causing him to fall, cutting his leg on sharp edge located in the chute. Employee received 10 staples to left leg.

2009 · 2 incidents

June 6, 2009 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was moving metal into a rack when he caught his left thumb between the piece of metal and the metal rack crushing the tip of his left thumb.

February 11, 2009 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was trying to remove a lge. rock off belt when rock was set down on left hand, he continue to work, on 2/27/09 due to this injury fractured left little finger, surgery required. Employee returned to reg. duty with no restrictions on 2/28/09

2006 · 1 incident

November 8, 2006 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting the Cat 988 end loader when he slipped and fell straining his groin muscles.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 2, 2004 KY · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BELT ROLLER & STRAINED HIS BACK. NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 9/13/04 & THEN STARTED MISSING WORK.

August 16, 2004 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee alleges he strained his back pulling on the chain to clean the metal magnet from the coal stockpile.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 13, 2003 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH A LINER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 6, 2003 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS UMBILICAL WHILE PULLING A CHAIN.

2002 · 4 incidents

April 17, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HANDTOOLS ON THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT OF A LOADER WHEN THE COMPARTMENT LID CLOSED ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

March 25, 2002 KY · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING HANDTOOLS TO ADJUST AN INTERIOR LIGHT WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

February 26, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A GUARD TO CHECK THE CRUSHER WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS AND WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

2001 · 3 incidents

2000 · 1 incident

July 7, 2000 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE OPENED AN INSTPECTION DOOR ON THE CYCLONE OVERFLOW BOX.